The Armour Archive

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Will do, but it's not looking like the deal is gonna fall through. Sorry.

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Sold to Johnsson pending payment details

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The first basket hilt is from Dark Victory Armory. It's their powder coated guard that's listed for $35 on their site. Mine is in new shape but with some slight surface rust on the bolts and some dust from storage. It'll clean up in about five minutes. The measurements are about 4.75" tall, 6.25" wi...

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When I was in Spain in ther early '70's the common method of lighting a cigarette was with a little flint and steel set up much like a bic lighter except it used a piece of machero cord in a small metal tube to catch the sparks in it's charred tip. To put it out you pulled the cord down into the tu...

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Thomas, same in Portugal, cheap lighters, a red braided cored wick, presumably rpimed with salt petre. Someone used to sell these things. I think they're called a shepherd's lighter or something like that. I thought it was Track of the Wolf but I can't find them on their site now. IIRC you char the...

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The drawings look kind of like an inverted cup. I wonder if maybe you treated it like you were making a cup, could it possibly help?

Sorry - I realize this may be of no use at all, that's just what I thought when I first looked at them.

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Late medieval references point to 'old cloth' as a tinder, that is not necessarily charred, but I tried fluffing up some knackered linen, of which you get a lot of after underwear has become unusable, but as yet could not get a spark to make it glow. Old linen cloth was an important ingredient for ...

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I love flint and steel - something about it just fascinates me. I'm not sure how period charcloth is for before the industrial revolution. All cloth before that would have had to been made by hand which is very labor intensive, and I'd think that they would have wanted to use cloth to the point wher...

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Helm is sold pending funds to Jonathon More.

I'll have a pic of the basket hilts up shortly.

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Pics of the helm in case Jonathon passes on it.

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After over a year of having this helm and not even getting it strapped, it's painfully obvious to me that I'm not likely to get into SCA combat in the near future. I'm keeping my bow but I'd like to sell this helm to help fund an anvil. Same story with the basket hilts. The details - Ironmonger Muni...

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Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to go with a set from hjalmr. I've been eyeing his stuff up a lot lately and would like to check his work out.

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Aye indeed the measurments are from a tape measure over the top of the noggin. Callipers are not something I have floating about the house, however a dressmakers rule is :D Thanks for the PMessages guys, I am working through them as well as helms I have seen on offer. Look here: http://www.ironmong...

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Thanks. I've been talking it over with hjalmr even before this but I was concerned that 16 gauge may be too light. I've heard horror stories about a guy wearing a 16 gauge helm that often had to be pried off of his head and hammered back into shape after every practice session. And I like my wrists,...

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My Dark Victory hilt showed up last week some time and I have to say, I'm not too worried about it. The welds are smooth and seem solid and there really isn't even any slag or rough spots. I don't have it mounted yet but overall, it seems pretty well made.
No worries with it at this point.

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Pretty self explanatory. I'm thinking of going with a set from hjalmr but before any final deals are struck, I just figured I'd see if anyone had any other suggestions. I'm looking for something that is protective and well made but I don't need anything fancy - plain is fine with me. Also, It's been...

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Ironmonger Armory can probably make what you want. I just got a munitions grade bascinet from him a little over a month ago and it's very well built. Also, for awhile I wasn't sure it was going to fit right. I think I have that issue sorted out now but he offered a couple times to take the helm back...

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Darringer wrote:I have bags of scrap, I'll let you know what comes out!

Cool !

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Anyone out there have some decent sized leather scraps you'd be willing to part with? I'm looking for something to make a coin/utility pouch out of. I'd prefer something in a dark brown shade. Or maybe some kind of spotted calf skin if possible. Been looking on ebay and have some prospects but I fig...

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Andrew Young wrote:Why would you buy it if its butt ugly.

Well they are fairly cheap.
I have a cold steel hawk that seems pretty solidly made and has held up well to throwing.
Not much good for anything other than a weapon but I imagine it would do pretty well for that one thing.

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I got into looking for some coins not too long ago too, figuring that they'd be great for adding a little medieval flavor. After some looking around, it occured to me that the US government already makes nice, shiney new $1 coins all the time. They look like they're made of gold, they jingle, and pe...

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I am just at the beginning of getting my armour together and will hopefully (but maybe not) be able to fight at Pennsic this year... with a lot of luck. Anyhow, I'm as new as they get but I can't see why you'd be "afraid" to fight anyone. My point of view - It's combat. People are wearing armour and...

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an occultist sent to the Arizona Territory (Civil War America) Looks brilliant. (Who knew Van Helsing picked up his mad skills from mommy?) At the risk of being insanely picky, though, it seems to me that some of the firearms that appear in the trailer are a little late for the Civil War years. Our...

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Bran - what size/variety do you use?
They seem like a more practical way to mount a chin strap for me than rivets. Have you had any problems with them coming loose?

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That's a relief. I can deal with "rough" - a few minutes with a file isn't a huge deal to me and I already have some loc-tite to deal with loose screws if need be. But if the welds were weak... that would be bad. Still, I kind of wish I had just gotten one from Ironmonger now. May wind up still doin...

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Wish I had known that before now...
I ordered one of the dark victory ones today.

I just got a helm from Ironmonger that seems to be pretty solid. If worse comes to worse, I'll probably wind up trying him for a basket too.

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Thanks.
I really do try the search function before I ask these questions but for some reason I never seem to happen upon the really useful stuff.

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OK - not to be dense, but how exactly in the leather gauntlet/strap combo going to work? Will it provide enough protection on its own or would I need to add steel to the glove? I'll also check out the face guard. Also - So I've already been advised to just make my own armor rather than buy anything ...

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Pretty much says it all - I'm looking for a good basket hilt and a shield basket. Honest wear and surface rust don't concern me any as long as we're talking about solid equipment. If you happen to know a maker who can supply me I'd be interested in that as well. Last, if you have a couple good ones ...

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Anyone have some good makers in mind who can supply me with a good basket hilt and a shield basket?
I'm looking to spend maybe $20 or so each, maybe a little more if necessary.

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Well I went to see a man about my helm today - actually my first face to face meeting with any real live talking SCA person.
His advice was
1. The helm is well made.
2. Skip the glasses for now or pony up the $$ for prescription safety goggles.

So... I think I'm going to follow his advice.

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Anyway, the maker has now suggested that I return the helm and that I supply him with some improved measurements. The problem I have with this though is that the more the mess around with the helm, the more I can see that no matter what he tries he still probably isn't going to be able to build a he...

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Anyway, the maker has now suggested that I return the helm and that I supply him with some improved measurements. The problem I have with this though is that the more the mess around with the helm, the more I can see that no matter what he tries he still probably isn't going to be able to build a he...

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Yep, that's the conclusion I'm coming to. But I think for now I'll hold off on buying sport glasses and just fight without them. I also have been thinking that I'll probably keep the helm rather than take the maker up on his offer to make me another one. With an inch or so of padding all around It s...

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The strange thing is that even with the extra space, it still somehow doesn't have enough room for my glasses without them banging into the sides or occasionally hitting the bar grill. I think I'm going to contact the maker and see what their return/exchange policy. Kind of a shame because it seems ...

For sale - 3 basket hilts for $50 plus shipping

Munition grade Ironmonger bascinet, basket hilts for sale

Anyone know where I can find some good steel demi-gauntlets?

WTB - some leather scraps

WTB - basket hilt and a shield basket

Need a good basket hilt and shield basket

Might still wind up sending it back

Might still wind up sending it back